Tunnel excavator
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Aug 3, 1999
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Sep 19, 1997
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Mar 22, 1995
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Abstract
A tunneling machine intended to stably carry out gripper replacement by restricting the load imposed on gripper jacks for the main gripper as much as possible during excavation of an inclined shaft. Such a tunneling machine comprises (1) a main beam that extends along a tunnel wall, (2) a nose gripper disposed in front of the main beam for gripping the main beam against the wall of a pilot shaft and a main gripper disposed behind the main beam for gripping the main beam against the wall of a reamed shaft, (3) a main frame supported by the main beam so as to be slidable back and forth and supporting a cutter head at the front portion thereof, (4) a holding gripper (composed of a roof support, side support, vertical support) for gripping the main frame against the wall of the reamed shaft, (5) thrust jacks coupling the main frame to gripper shoes for the main gripper, and (6) retaining jacks coupling the main frame to a carrier.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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KOMATSU LTD | TOKYO 107-8414 |
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- 1997 Application Filing Year
- E21D Class
- 42 Applications Filed
- 17 Patents Issued To-Date
- 40.48 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Minami, Yoshihito | Osaka, JP | 4 | 19 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 19 | |||
Nakamura, Masaru | Osaka, JP | 243 | 2564 |
# of filed Patents : 243 Total Citations : 2564 | |||
Terada, Shinichi | Osaka, JP | 24 | 132 |
# of filed Patents : 24 Total Citations : 132 | |||
Yamazaki, Toshihiro | Osaka, JP | 4 | 47 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 47 |
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- 6 Citation Count
- E21D Class
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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Nov 05, 2007 | STCH | INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT DISCONTINUATION | free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362 |
Oct 07, 2007 | FP | LAPSED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE | Effective Date: Oct 07, 2007 |
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Apr 25, 2007 | REMI | MAINTENANCE FEE REMINDER MAILED | |
Oct 07, 2003 | I | Issuance | |
May 30, 2002 | P | Published | |
Jan 07, 2002 | F | Filing | |
Jan 11, 2000 | PD | Priority Date |

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